every baby cries more in the first three months, it peaks at six to eight weeks, and it clusters in the evening. what the word colic actually describes, the six things that help, the one sentence in the whole post that matters most, and the red flags that mean it is not the curve.
Tag Archives: baby tips
I Have A Newborn Right Now. The Four-Month Sleep Regression Is Not A Regression.
nothing went backward. at three to four months the brain reorganizes into adult sleep stages, and it does not revert. what that actually changes at 1am, what is behind you now, and the one wake you can delete.
I Own A Cleaning Company And I Had A Baby This Year. Your Car Is The Room You Forgot.
the nursery gets painted and the car gets nothing, and the car is the one room you are not allowed to leave the hospital without. the seat, the free inspection nobody books early enough, the expiration date molded into the shell, and what goes over the harness instead of under it.
I Have A Newborn Right Now. You Cannot Move A Newborn’s Bedtime. They Don’t Have One.
the clocks go back november 1st, and the fifteen-minutes-a-day advice is aimed at a system a newborn has not built yet. what the time change actually changes, which is light and not time, and the 4am feeding risk nobody puts in the time-change posts.
I Clean Houses For A Living And I Have A Newborn. Your Baby Doesn’t Have A Cold. Your Furnace Just Turned On.
a newborn who sounds congested very often has no mucus in their nose at all. two things happen the week the heat goes on, and they stack — plus the signs that mean it is not the air.
I Have A Newborn Right Now. You Cannot Tell If A Baby Is Cold By Touching Their Hands.
their hands run cool because a newborn’s circulation protects the middle first, not because your house is cold. the two places to check instead, the one color change that is not the same thing, and where the extra bulk is actually allowed to go.
I Did Nails For Twelve Years And I Have A Newborn. The Bath Is Why Your Baby’s Skin Is Dry.
water does not moisturize anything, and soap plus a nightly bath plus nothing after is what is actually cracking those cheeks. the three-minute rule, the humidity number, and the three things that look like dry skin and are not.
I Clean Houses For A Living And I Have A Newborn. Baby Detergent Is Not What Gets The Stain Out.
“gentle” and “gets the stain out” are opposites, and the expensive bottle never claimed to be the second one. what is actually on the shirt, the one temperature rule that costs people the stain, and why your washer is probably part of this.
I Had A Baby This Year. Nobody Preps The One Room You’ll Actually Live In.
everybody sets up the nursery. the first two weeks happen in the bathroom, at 3am, one-handed. what goes on the shelf, in what order, and the warning-sign list that belongs on the fridge.
I Have A Newborn Right Now. A Blanket Is Not How You Keep A Baby Warm.
the furnace came on and everyone started adding layers. what actually goes in the crib, why the hat comes off indoors, and why october waking is usually dry air rather than a cold baby.
